Fabiola Munarin, Ph.D.
Project:  Development of 3-Dimensional Scaffolds to Induce Vascularization After Cardiac Ischemic Events
Research Interests: Cardiac regeneration, natural polymers, microspheres, hydrogels, growth factors, infarct model
Email: fabiola_munarin(at)brown.edu 

Nick Kaiser, BS
PhD candidate in BME
Project: An Optimized Natural Polymer Scaffold for Cardiac Tissue Regeneration
Research Interests: Tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, tissue scaffolds, biomaterials 
Email: nicholas_kaiser(at)brown.edu 

Rajeev Kant, BS
PhD student in BME
Project: Spatio-temporal Cues for Vascularization of Human iPSC-derived Cardiac Engineered Tissue
Research Interests: hiPSC-cardiac differentiation, cardiac tissue engineering, vascular patterning, 3D printing, biomaterials
Email: rajeev_kant(at)brown.edu 

Alicia Minor, BS
PhD student in BME
Project: Directing Angiogenesis by Patterning ECM-adherent Signaling Molecules in Human Engineered Cardiac Tissue for Improved In Vivo Vascularization
Research Interests: hiPSC-cardiac differentiation, tissue engineering, vascular patterning, angiogenesis
Email: alicia_minor(at)brown.edu 

Cassady Rupert, BA
PhD Candidate in BME
Project:  Stimulating Cardiomyocyte Maturity in Engineered Cardiac Tissue with Synthetic and Biological Materials
Research Interests:  Cardiac tissue engineering, hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, cardiac fibroblasts
Email: cassady_rupert(at)brown.edu 

Travis Wallace, BS
PhD student in BME
Project: Biophysical Creep Conditioning of Cardiomyocyte Maturity in Engineered Human Cardiac Tissue
Research Interests:  Cardiac tissue engineering, hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, electromechanical function
Email: travis_wallace(at)brown.edu